Meat eater weed eater

[Sccritterkiller]

PAS 225 owner here..have the string trimmer, edger, hedge trimmer, pole saw, and 3' extension. Had them for about 4 years no issues other than keeping attachments greased..really happy with it.

 

[Button]

T-rex arms???

77” wingspan

 

[5MilesBack]

Shouldn't have trouble with the weed eater eating your shins then.

I remember when I was 7 and my dad had me out cutting weeds with one of those weed cutters that you swing. I used to catch my shins all the time. Now with my 81" wingspan, not a chance of that. I still have that weed cutter........50 years later. Brings back lots of memories. Especially trying to hack down sunflowers along the ditches that had stalks an inch in diameter. I should have had a hatchet back then. I eventually evolved into a Stihl with a blade when I was in high school for that tough stuff. My dad just liked watching me work when I was younger.

 

[bobinmi]

I've got a husqvarna 525L that eats everything I throw at it. I've also got the brush hawg type attachment and that sumbitch was takin out some 1"-1 1/2" brush.

 

[Hondo]

FWIW, the local Stihl and Echo dealer, which is a large one and not another for a good distance, told me flat out-Chain saw definitely Stihl. But for hedge trimmers, weed whackers, go Echo.

Funny, bc I love my Stihl chainsaws, and he didn't mention this when I bought my weed whacker....thanks Pal!

My dealer recommended a Stihl saw and an Echo Trimmer about 15 years ago so I went with a Stihl 170 chainsaw and an Echo SRM-230 trimmer. Both are still running and have never needed to take them in to get serviced. I've replaced the Echo string head with a newer one and replaced the plastic fuel line, filter and squeeze bulb. They sell cheap diy kits online and it is easy. I've bought newer versions of the same trimmer since then for other needs.

 

[someter82]

I would get the biggest commercial grade you can afford. Commercial will always out preform for years beyond a residential grade. Doesn’t matter what brand. They all preform well in the commercial lines.


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[Button]

Shouldn't have trouble with the weed eater eating your shins then.

I remember when I was 7 and my dad had me out cutting weeds with one of those weed cutters that you swing. I used to catch my shins all the time. Now with my 81" wingspan, not a chance of that. I still have that weed cutter........50 years later. Brings back lots of memories. Especially trying to hack down sunflowers along the ditches that had stalks an inch in diameter. I should have had a hatchet back then. I eventually evolved into a Stihl with a blade when I was in high school for that tough stuff. My dad just liked watching me work when I was younger.

My brothers and I would swing those as kids as well. I still have one and occasionally swing it, though it’s not as good as the ones my mom had us chopping with at the stable. It’s a good workout.

 

[doc holiday13]

I've got a large yard that gets plenty of gnarly weeds/elms/etc popping up. I switched a couple years ago to a Dewalt 60V cordless electric and I'll never go back to gas. Plenty of power to rip up my shins, and I can share batteries with the leafblower which also kicks butt.

I'm done messing with 2 strokes and gummed up carbs, loud and cans of gas....

go read my earlier post

 

[swavescatter]

go read my earlier post

I did. I still have a gas trimmer set up with metal blades that I haven’t messed with in two years since going electric. As long as I stay on it I don’t have 1” thick trees to whack.

Way less noise, way less maintenance, plenty of power. Electric all day long.

 

[5MilesBack]

My brothers and I would swing those as kids as well. I still have one and occasionally swing it, though it’s not as good as the ones my mom had us chopping with at the stable. It’s a good workout.

I'm left-handed but for whatever reason it was always much more natural for me to swing that thing RH. Had enough practice with that thing over the years that when I got older, batting RH was also very easy for me. Made better consistent contact RH, but more power LH. Also started golfing in high school and started out RH because of all the weed whacking practice. I switched to LH later on, but can still swing a RH club.......and can still cut weeds RH.